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- Complete coursework such as advanced lectures, seminars and independent study in medical and health physics.
- Prepares you for a career as a medical physicist, health physicist or bioengineer in hospitals, health departments, tertiary institutions and medical instrumentation companies.
- Complete in 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.
- Opportunity to progress on to the Master of Applied Science (Medical Physics).
- The course is accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Sciences and Engineers in Medicine.
Highlights
- Complete coursework such as advanced lectures, seminars and independent study in medical and health physics.
- Prepares you for a career as a medical physicist, health physicist or bioengineer in hospitals, health departments, tertiary institutions and medical instrumentation companies.
- Opportunity to progress on to the Master of Applied Science (Medical Physics).
- The course is accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Sciences and Engineers in Medicine.
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These courses deal with well-established and emerging areas of medical and health physics including clinical measurement, computing, health physics, instrumentation, medical electronics, medical imaging, physiological monitoring, physics of radiotherapy, radiobiology, and radiological imaging sciences. The coursework also contains an introduction to the clinical sciences.
Careers and outcomes
Graduates can seek employment in hospitals, health departments, tertiary institutions and medical instrumentation companies. Depending on the field of employment, graduates may be known as a medical physicist, health physicist or bio-engineer. Professional medical/health physicists:
- apply electronic tools and medical software, ultrasonics, radiation and computers to clinical and environmental problems
- monitor the environment to maintain acceptable standards in the workplace and the community
- apply fundamental physical research in development programs
- are responsible for calibration, care and maintenance of instruments and apparatus.
Professional recognition
The course is accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Sciences and Engineers in Medicine.
Possible careers
- Health physicist
- Medical equipment sales
- Medical physicist
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $9,200 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $45,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $8,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $41,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
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